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RUSSIA SANCTIONS: White House says Trump is open to signing legislation backing the move

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President Donald Trump is willing to sign a legislation to back the implementation of tougher sanctions against Russia for its military aggression in Ukraine and also for allegedly meddling in the last US presidential election.
“We support where the legislation is now and will continue working with the House and Senate to put those tough sanctions in place on Russia until the situation in Ukraine is fully resolved and it certainly isn’t right now,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” programme.
Continuing, the official said the administration “supports the direction the bill is headed, but won’t weigh in conclusively until there is a final piece of legislation and no more changes are being made.”
A key section of the bill mandates a congressional review if US President Donald Trump attempts to ease or end the sweeping sanctions against Moscow, Iran and North Korea.
Russia has been condemned by the US for its alleged hacks aimed at swaying the Nov. 8 election for Trump.
Recall a month ago that former FBI director James Comey testified before the American Senate where he claimed that Trump tried to undermine his efforts into Russia hacking of the last US elections.

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